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Perspectives from Inspired Health Strategies and occassional industry experts
Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated at Lower Rates Than White Americans
Originally published by Kaiser Health News here By Hannah Recht and Lauren Weber JANUARY 17, 2021 Black Americans are receiving covid vaccinations at dramatically lower rates than white Americans in the first weeks of the chaotic rollout, according to a new KHN...
Black Churches Key Community Health Partners in COVID-19 Messaging
I have long since learned that it is the community that influences people's choices and behaviors. This article documents this, that the church has incredible influence on people's decision-making. In light of COVID the world has learned there has to be a way to get...
The FDA Has Finalized Guidance: Enhancing the Diversity of Clinical Trial Populations – Enrollment Practices, and Clinical Trial Designs
Finally, the guidance really starts to address the broad range of issues that challenge clinical trials to be more diverse. I am struck by the opening paragraph of the cover letter that Dr. Hahn attached to the release of this guidance: Throughout my career as a...
Top 5 Social Determinants of Health Domains for Payers to Address
For more than a decade I have been preaching that the life sciences industry can support people/patients by providing more than the drug/access to the drug. That there is an opportunity to support people in their lives. I was able to do this through the Sanofi...
Black Americans have been hit hard by the coronavirus, but wary of vaccine trials due to decades of mistrust. 2 drug companies are trying to fix that.
Originally published in Business Insider Taylor Ardrey Oct 5, 2020, 3:28 PM Black Americans have been affected by the coronavirus at a disproportionate rate, but many have been wary to participate in vaccine trials. The mistrust, experts told Insider, stems from...
Merck CEO calls on private industry to ‘stabilize society’ amid racial injustice, economic downturn
I don't usually post to this blog two times in a single day, this is an exception. When I saw this article posted on FiercePharma.com the topic has a sense of urgency. And that CEO of a major pharmaceutical company has decided to take a very vocal and public stand...